カテゴリー: Yoshihide Suga
Contest to lead ruling party and country appears to be two-horse race between Taro Kono and Fumio KishidaThe race to become leader of Japan’s ruling party and the next prime minister is too close to call ahead of next week’s party election. It is a rar…
Four candidates vying for head of the Liberal Democratic party include two women hoping to lead a country that has never had a female PMThe campaign to become Japan’s next prime minister has kicked off, with four candidates vying for leadership of the …
Leader dogged by poor opinion ratings unexpectedly announces intention to step down after just a year amid anger over Covid responseJapan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, is to step down from his party’s leadership this month amid mounting discontent …
Public support for Yoshihide Suga’s cabinet dipped below 30%, despite widespread support for going ahead with the GamesPublic support for the government of Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has slumped to an all-time low, despite evidence that mo…
Allegations over dining expenses risk tarnishing Abe’s legacy and could weaken Yoshihide SugaProsecutors in Japan have questioned the former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, over a funding scandal that could harm the country’s current leader, Yoshihide Suga…
Support for Yoshihide Suga plunges as his travel policy is blamed in part for rise in infectionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageYoshihide Suga’s honeymoon period as Japan’s prime minister had barely begun when coronavirus in…
Town mayor, 73, whose name can be pronounced similarly to president-elect, was trending on social mediaJoe Biden’s election victory has brought an improbable moment of celebrity to a local politician in Japan.Yutaka Umeda, 73, the mayor of Yamato, a sm…
Yoshihide Suga says dealing with climate change is no longer a constraint on growth as he sets out a bolder approach to the emergency Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has said the country will become carbon neutral by 2050, heralding a bolder ap…
MPs approve Suga as PM, as outgoing leader promises support for successor who vowed to continue his policiesYoshihide Suga has been installed as Japan’s prime minister, after the lower house of parliament approved his appointment as successor to Shinzo…
MPs approve Suga as PM, as outgoing leader promises support for successor who vowed to continue his policiesYoshihide Suga has been installed as Japan’s prime minister and promised a “reform-minded, hard-working” cabinet as the outgoing leader, Shinzo …